Cost of living comparison
Niger is 1.8% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.81
|
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.39
F CFA846
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.23
|
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.60
F CFA366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.73
F CFA447
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.56
F CFA344
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.26
F CFA160
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.38
|
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.33
|
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.67
|
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
|
pay 87.3% more for housing
Latvia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€327.49
|
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.60
|
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
|
pay 38.3% more for childcare
Latvia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€360.24
|
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.87
|
$1.24
F CFA757
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.68
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.42
|
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.25
|
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.90
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
|
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